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♂ Cyril Samson
aliasCid Samson
Record
54861 · 1509

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 26 January 1943
Age 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Cyril (Cid) Samson (1943– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Réginald Bélair  m 
⊖ Peter Thalheimer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Aurèle Gervais  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 43,778 Votes: 32,013 Participation: 73.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 3/4 9,543 29.93% -2,401 Winner:
PC
 11,944 37.46% Aurèle Gervais
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 1/3 11,622 36.60% +1,275 Loser:
LIB
 10,347 32.59% Peter Thalheimer

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,518 Votes: 31,096 Participation: 65.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3339(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 2/6 8,219 26.69% -8,866 Winner:
LIB
 17,085 55.47% Peter Thalheimer
Eligible: 54,632 Votes: 33,709 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3038(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 2/4 11,945 35.67% -4,884 Winner:
LIB
 16,829 50.25% Réginald Bélair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Cyril (Cid) Samson, M.P.		 08 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Cyril (Cid) Samson, député		 08 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Cid Samson		 08 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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